Yeah, 'investment grade' machines have been around some time
now. One of the things I liked about our hobby was that
it cost very little to get some interesting hardware. The
move towards 'investment grade' hardware has raised prices
of even some of the more common stuff, but what can you do?
At least, none of the stuff that interests me goes higher
than three figures (and it's been a long time since I've
had to spend that much). I pity the poor bastards addicted
to Lisa's, Altairs or [insert favorite investment-grade
computer here].
I don't think any hobby is immune to this; it mostly matters
on how many collectors are out there, and how much money they
have to spend. Toy collecting didn't used to be such a
big deal. Now you have 'investment grade' toys. Stamp
collecting was a 'no big deal' hobby a century ago; now
it's almost universally also considered an investment as
well.
N0body
-----Original Message-----
From: cclist at
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Sent: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:44:04 -0700
To:
Subject: Re: Commodore C65 prototype sells for 17,827 Euros!
On 04/15/2013 10:50 AM, Bryan Pope wrote:
It's becoming increasingly clear that this field of vintage computing is
becoming more the territory of the "put it in a glass case" folks than
for hobbyists.
Particularly when I saw a copy of CP/M-86 for the IBM PC sell for $250 a
short time ago.
Does this happen to other interest areas? Teddy bears or Beanie Babies
as under-glass exhibits rather than as toys for children?
--Chuck
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